CVE-2026-0232
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CVE-2026-0232 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on Windows allows a local Windows administrator to disable the agent. This issue may be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Paloaltonetworks | Cortex Xdr Agent | >= 8.7.0, < 8.7.101 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Cortex Xdr Agent | 7.9 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Cortex Xdr Agent | 8.3 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Cortex Xdr Agent | 8.9.0 |
| Paloaltonetworks | Cortex Xdr Agent | 9.0.0 |
References
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0232Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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